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Activity: The Multi-Patriate Character Fit

Should you consider a global career? Answer the questions below to discover if you have the personality that might make you successful in a globe-trotting career. Answer each question (from 1 = Low or disagree never to 5 = yes or strongly agree), then click Submit.

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Openness

My friends are all very different.

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I really enjoy talking to all kinds of people.

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People say I have friends all over the world.

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Empathy

The deep feeling of others affect me deeply, too.

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It makes me sad to see or hear of others’ suffering.

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People often say I care too much about others.

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Positivity

The brighter side of life always attracts me.

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I can often find the upside in the most extreme situations.

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When traveling to far-off places I feel very excited.

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Altruism

I really enjoy helping other people who need me.

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I have given my last penny to somebody who needed it.

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The vast majority of people in this world seek goodness.

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Confident

I am very capable when compared with others.

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People say I seem to overcome obstacles easily.

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When facing tough situations, I know there is a way through.

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Flexibility

At work or traveling I can just go with the flow.

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I love finding new ways to do new things.

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Change always seems to energize me.

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Team

One person can make a real difference.

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Two minds are always greater than one.

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I always make time to be with people.

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Work

Work helps me to meet more people quickly.

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Compared with other things, work is extremely important to me.

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I find that in new places I work better than in familiar ones.

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Curiosity

I really enjoy traveling to experience unusual situations.

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My friends say I have always shown interest in how others live.

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People I meet in new places often say I ask a lot of questions.

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Learning

Every new experience teaches me something.

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There are so many things to learn in new places, I often run out of time.

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Whenever I go I know I will learn totally new ways of looking at things.

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Imagination

People say I have the unusual habit of looking to the future.

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Everywhere I go I seem to understand things more than others.

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I’m always coming up with new ways of doing things.

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Resilience

People say I’m emotionally pretty tough.

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I just seem to bounce back even when I’ve made a mistake.

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In new places I know I can work through any new pressures.

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You scored XX out of a possible 180 points. If your total score is less than 108, you probably wouldn’t be comfortable as a country-hopping multi-patriate. Focus on being successful in your home country. But if your score is 108 or higher, you may want to capitalize on your penchant for new experiences and pursue work opportunities around the globe. Your adventures in the global marketplace will likely accelerate your career and lead you to ever higher levels of engagement at work.

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